Shiro Kamo SG2 Petty Knife 135mm (G-4301A)

The Shiro Kamo SG2 Petty Knife 135mm is a small Japanese utility knife, similar to a Western paring knife. Due to its maneuverable size, this petty knife is best suited to medium sized prep work, chopping and mincing smaller ingredients, or being used for hand-held tasks, Slice delicate ingredients with ease using this razor-sharp blade. Handcrafted and forged by Japanese blacksmith, Shiro Kamo, this knife is hot forged by hand in SG-2 powder steel, heat treated to 62-63 HRC. The blades are tapered and have a beautiful nickel damascus clad design for a total of 31 layers on the blade, and the octagonal walnut handles have a pakkawood ferrule. Kamo knives feature consistently even and thin grinds, clean blade finishes and fantastic attention to detail, not to mention the cutting performance to match. Caring for your handmade knife: Due to the nature of handcrafting and traditional blacksmithing, each knife is unique and may have some cosmetic distortion or irregularities. This is expected and normal. Because these knives are handcrafted, they do not qualify for warranty services.